Justice Noam Solberg, Deputy President of Israel’s Supreme Court and chairman of the Central Elections Committee, issued an unusual warning Tuesday night ahead of the coming elections. Speaking at a closed event at the Hebrew University, he said, "We must be prepared for a time of crisis in elections, the boundaries of what is allowed and forbidden are blurring." Channel 13 reported the remarks.
Solberg, who rarely speaks publicly on such sensitive matters, said the blurring is already visible. He pointed to an unusually large number of petitions already filed with the Central Elections Committee, even though the political system has not yet formally entered the 90-day pre-election period. In his view, that alone reflects the scale of the threats facing the current election process. He also said he intends to serve only one term in the difficult role.
Earlier Tuesday, the committee’s deputy chair, MK Yael Ron Ben-Moshe of Blue and White, asked Solberg for details on state preparations to handle foreign interference, disinformation campaigns and the deceptive use of artificial intelligence during the election. In her letter, she warned of attempts at foreign intervention and manipulative AI use to influence public opinion.
Separately, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned about election integrity roughly six months ago. Speaking at Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University, he said, "The integrity of elections is at risk, we found significant shortcomings in Israel’s preparedness for foreign influence on the 2026 elections. The government and the Elections Committee must wake up and prepare." He linked the concern to growing cyber threats from Iran and repeated reports of Iranian espionage in Israel, adding that foreign influence could emerge and affect the democratic process.
